wordpressed
As I skim through my usual rounds of blogs, some thoughts came to mind.
BLOG BLOG BLOG BLOG BLOG.
Blogs are the success and failure of almost every aspect of entertainment. It amazes me how much a blog post from a person who fits the description of either a respected writer or “dope” blogger can dramatically effect the most popular local talent or the least famous Hollywood star. It doesn’t matter who you are, if found on the right blog your trip to fame will be smooth as buttah, baby. I mean look at Rebecca Black and her basic, catchy, 30 million hit youtube single… (Excuse my tangent but: Does her face seem stiff or is just me? I don’t mean to come at her like this, but really? Whose man is that rapping in the video too? Why is she famous? I cannot tell if this is a joke or not. She should be featured in the next Sun Drop commercial. Were N’Sync and the Backstreet boys this whack to people who were my current age back then? I don’t get it. And if you saw the tweet that said orcl supports this chick, it was obviously not from me. However, if you see a Penn student who can pass for Native American in some vintage Reeboks driving a Volvo SUV, don’t be surprised if he is cranking that Friday.) But that’s not necessarily what I want to talk about.
I don’t want to go too in depth on the power of the popular blog, however I want to briefly touch on the blogs that are not read. The ones that are there for your sphere of companions only. The blogspots, occasional tumblrs or what have yous that actually have words in them. No, not the fashion blogs that contain the self proclaimed fashion connoisseur’s most glamorous picture from her or his (if that’s how you bounce) Photobooth app. But, the sometimes wordy, unattractive blogs that just depict life. Not sneakers, not a reblog from Hypebeast, but exactly what the person is doing. On a regulary basis… When they’re just kickin’ it… Like an epic game of kick the can. These are the best post in my book. Post that involve real life everyday people who aren’t glorifying their expensive objects or editing images of themselves to look like one of those guys. Raw, natural, untampered with fun can never be shied upon.
When I first created a blog, I did it to document the trials and tribulations of me and the homies. With the most advanced photography equipment at hand in my iPhone 3g, and a city full of memories on some bildungsroman type sh–stuff, nobody could tell me that my blog would not pop. Filled with photos taken discreetly throughout the day my blog became a threshold of our foolishness and or whatever random thoughts that came to mind. From random trips made to our summer getaway, to Dashiki infested Kid Cudi concerts, our times together were all posted on a regular basis. I can’t lie, if you look through my blog you can find a lot of pictures via hypebeast or other popular blogs, but in the end it still is a direct reflection of me and the MHS grads, accompanied by a few other members of what we call the brothergood.
A prime example of a blog that magnifies the everyday thoughts of a group of friends can be found at coupdela.com. This domain was created by my roommate and his friends from his beloved South Jersey area. He and his friends remind me of me and my hermanos. We’re all in different places but we still remain tight not only to handle business, but simply because we have that type of bond. You should give their site a look and don’t be scared to actually read their post.
In the meantime we’re going to bring this blog back to life with the type of content that I just described. You can’t go wrong when you’re being yourselves.
Until next time.
-greene
